The British cracked the Enigma code before the Germans realized it.Los británicos resolvieron el código Enigma antes de que los alemanes se dieran cuenta.
Police have cracked the drug ring by capturing all of its leaders.La policía ha desarticulado la red de narcotráfico capturando a todos sus dirigentes.
The movie brought back such terrible memories that George ended up cracking and had to leave the theater.La película le trajo recuerdos tan terribles que George terminó quebrándose y tuvo que salir de la sala.
the first cracks in their marriage appeared in 1969the plate had a crack in itthere were hairline cracks in the windscreenold buildings develop cracks in the walls and ceilingsthere are a few cracks in that argumentthe first cracks in the system appeared in 1953she'd spent so much time with her hands in soapy water /the skin on her fingers was full of cracks/some hand cream would be good for those cracks on your hands
to paper over the cracksdisimular las grietas
despite efforts to paper over the cracks, there is a clear split between Mr Major and his Chancellorthey knew their relationship was not working, all they were doing was papering over the cracksthe talks succeeded in papering over the cracks between two groups of industrialised nationshe knew he was the new man, sent to paper over the cracks of the Suez misadventure
2(slight opening)rendija (f)
through the crack in the doorshe saw him through a crack in the curtainshe went to the door, opened it a crack and listened
I opened the door a crackabrí un poquito la puerta
I could hear the crack of gunfire as we neared the front
[of thunder]estampido (m);estruendo (m)
to get a fair crack of the whiptener la oportunidad de demostrar lo que vale
to give sb a fair crack of the whipdar la oportunidad a algn de demostrar lo que vale
he got a fair crack of the whipthey don't want any favours, just a fair crack of the whipPersonally, I don't think I got a fair crack of the whipgiven a fair crack of the whip, you could make a satisfying job out of this if you stay put
4(blow)golpe (m)
he got a nasty crack on the headse llevó un buen golpe en la cabeza
he gave him quite a crack
5(attempt)intento (m)
to have or take a crack at sthintentar algo;he was anxious to have the first crack at itestaba deseoso de ser el primero en intentarlo
I'd love to have a crack at the Olympic titleshe decided to take another crack at phoning him
6(joke, insult)comentario (m) burlón
he made a silly crack about our new carhizo un chiste tonto sobre nuestro coche nuevo
7(drug)crack (m)
he was caught smoking crack in a hotel room
8
at the crack of dawnal romper el alba;I'm not getting up at the crack of dawn! (informal)¡no me voy a levantar con el canto del gallo! (informal)
I often start work at the crack of dawn
9(fun)
it's good crackes muy divertido
I enjoy playing with kids, it's a good crackwhat they most liked about foreign driving was the crack
adjetivo
[+team, sportsperson, troops]de primera
a crack gymnastpolice officer, soldiera crack undercover police officer
the Bush campaign is trying to crack ClintonI thought I had cracked him when I went 9-3 up, but Peter never gave upI threw stones to crack the ice on the pondshe cracked a cup while she was washing upcrack the stone into clean, flat layersyears of exposure to sunlight had cracked the window frames/the surface of the tableshe took the small tablet, cracked it with her thumbnail, inserted half into Pamela'salthough the courts ordered bussing to desegregate the schools, they couldn't crack the social barriers that resisted integration in white, old ethnic neighborhoodsforward-thinkers couldn't crack the social barriers that resisted change
to crack sb's resolvehacerle perder la determinación a algn
to crack (open) a bottle (informal)abrir una botella
last week Customs officials cracked a cannabis smuggling ringcrack the eggs into a bowllet's crack another bottleboil the crab, then crack the shell and remove the meatAmerican companies are trying to crack Japan's construction market
he fell and cracked his head on the pavementse cayó y se golpeó la cabeza con la acera
to crack sb over the [head]to crack sb's/one's head [open]to crack one's [skull]
4(cause to sound)[+whip]chasquear;restallar;[+finger joints]hacer crujir
he cracked his fingers nervouslyhe stretched and cracked his knuckles
to crack the whipapretarle a algn las clavijas
no wonder your boss has to crack the whip to keep you in line
5(tell)[+joke]contar
when she does crack a joke, people really don't know how to react to itthis gave her a cue to crack a joke and break into an infectious laugh
to crack jokesbromear;contar chistes
he drove, cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls
6(solve)[+problem, case]resolver;[+code]descifrar
the police think they've cracked itla policía cree haberlo resuelto
I think we've cracked the problemhe was determined to crack his weight problempolice are concerned about vigilantes trying to crack crimehe's cracked the system after years of painstaking research
7
to crack a smilesonreír
we tried to cheer him up but he didn't even crack a smileto find or catchhe was surfing all day but hardly cracked a wave
there are holes in the roof and the walls are beginning to crackskin is more likely to crack when it's stretched or irritatedheavy loads on the bridge were causing it to cracka gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garageshe fell and felt her ribs crack
2[+voice](with emotion)quebrarse
her voice cracked and she began to cryIf you go from octave to octave and you're not warmed up, and your voice cracks,that is also very embarrassinghaving your voice crack # there's no way that you can hide that from your audience
3(yield, break down)[+person]desmoronarse
I thought his nerve would crackcreía que iba a perder el valor
he swore he was going to give up smoking but it wasn't long before his resolve crackedshe's calm and strong, she's not going to crackgive him a few more hours interrogation and I think he'll crackthere are fears that the coalition will crack
to crack under the strain[+person]desmoronarse bajo la presión;sufrir una crisis nerviosa a cause de la presión;[+relationship]desmoronarse;[+alliance]desmoronarse or quebrantarse bajo la presión
their relationship is likely to crack under the strain of trying to bring up five children and hold down two jobsEuropean countries are showing signs of cracking under pressure from the United States
thunder cracked in the skyher knee joints cracked as she tried to get up
5
to get crackingponer manos a la obra;you'd better get crackingmás te vale poner manos a la obra;I promised to get cracking on or with the decoratingle prometí que empezaría a pintar inmediatamente
you've got everything you need, now get cracking!unless we get cracking we'll lose this election
modificador
crack cocaine (n)crack (m)
crack house (n)(Drugs)lugar donde se vende crack or cocaína dura
It is 6pm on Wednesday in the "crack house", the dealer's base for making, selling and smoking the drug